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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Mayor John J. Sinde on |
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| his exemplary service to the Village of Westchester; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Sinde has served the Village for the past |
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| four decades; he moved to Westchester in 1963 and served as |
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| President of the Westchester Park District Board from 1973 to |
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| 1981; and
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| WHEREAS, He was elected Village President on April 7, 1981 |
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| and has been re-elected five times; he also served as Chairman |
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| of the North Central Council of Mayors for ten years; and
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| WHEREAS, During his 24 years as Village President, he has |
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| made numerous contributions to the Westchester community; some |
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| notable accomplishments made during his tenure include the |
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| construction of the five towers in the Westbrook Corporate |
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| Center, the new Administration Building and Police Complex, the |
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| new fire station and new equipment, particularly the aerial |
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| truck and new ambulance, the first lighted baseball diamond and |
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| tennis courts, the reconstruction of streets such as |
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| Westchester Boulevard, Mayfair, and Canterbury, the |
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| installation of the badly needed new post office, the two |
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| million gallon water tower, the Children's Memorial Hospital, |
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| and the swimming pool for the children; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Marilyn Honeyman on September 11, 1954; |
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| they have three children, John Anthony, Kimberly Marie, and |
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| James Michael; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a past President of the Mary Jane Kennedy |
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| PTA and the Westchester Band Parents; he was a member of the |
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| Westchester Boys Baseball Board and Baseball Manager when his |
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| sons played; he was Manager of Pee Wees for 21 years; he |